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The Office Season 8 [NBC - Spoilers]

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  • #92
    amacachi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,316 ✭✭✭✭amacachi


    Thargor wrote: »
    "Then I swoop in like a sexual predator!" :p

    It's been an excellent 10 or so episodes.


  • #93
    Genesis Better Saliva
    Posts: 0 ✭ Genesis Better Saliva


    Creed slapping Meredith was the first time I've laughed out loud this whole season - not saying other episodes weren't good, but that was just excellent. Creed is one of the best characters, so underused, which actually sorta works for him - when he's used, it's like comedy gold.


  • #94
    Genesis Better Saliva
    Posts: 0 ✭ Genesis Better Saliva


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIoiFrCJEX0


  • #95
    jc84
    Registered Users Posts: 327 ✭✭jc84


    Genesis Better Saliva wrote: »
    Creed slapping Meredith was the first time I've laughed out loud this whole season - not saying other episodes weren't good, but that was just excellent. Creed is one of the best characters, so underused, which actually sorta works for him - when he's used, it's like comedy gold.

    so true, he's my favorite, the cartwheel episode was hilarious


  • #96
    expectationlost
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    will they be a seaon 9? so spader is going, i wonder how america is taking to katherine tate.


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  • #97
    Cina
    Registered Users Posts: 2,387 ✭✭✭Cina


    Honestly, I could just watch an entire show about the Florida crew, I don't really care about anyone in the office apart from Creed. The last episode was great in parts (Florida), crap in others (the office).

    Glad that Spader is going. If only they got rid of Tate too.


  • #98
    Genesis Better Saliva
    Posts: 0 ✭ Genesis Better Saliva


    If they ever do a spin-off series, it would be great if it were based around the Sabre shops, with the current cast up there manning the stores, plus it would be a great way to bring in some new faces.

    But, alas, that is unlikely to happen.


  • #99
    Yakuza
    Registered Users Posts: 5,141 ✭✭✭Yakuza


    I had utterly given up on The Office once Carell left. I have to say, however, after having watched most of S8 in the last few days, I've really enjoyed it. It's not as good as when it was at the top of its game, but the last few seasons with Carell had most of the actors phoning in their roles, but with Helms at the helm (:)) there seems to a bit of a buzz back in them.


  • #100
    Cina
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    For me, it's not about Helms at all, and I don't particularly find him good as a boss. They just put him there because he's the most famous of them.

    What has made it good is that they've brought back the whole Dwight-Jim dynamic, which provides most of the jokes, and sending arguably the best characters off to Florida for 6 weeks has helped big time in the last few episodes.

    So yeah, better than I thought, but realy still not a patch on before. The actual office sections are really poor, I get the feeling they'd be much better with Carrell still there.


  • #101
    Giruilla
    Registered Users Posts: 1,595 ✭✭✭Giruilla


    After a dismal 7 or so episodes the office has become funny again!


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  • #102
    iainconlon12
    Registered Users Posts: 278 ✭✭iainconlon12


    The last few episodes were great. Seems to be getting funnier now too :)


  • #103
    FreudianSlippers
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    Really been on the up and up. The fight between Dwight and Jim was a scene that I sort of thought was going to be shockingly bad when it started; but they really pulled it off.


  • #104
    Kiwi_knock
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    Last nights episode was disappointing compared to the last few episodes. Far too much Nellie and Robert California, neither of whom are in the least bit funny. Did not like the Andy and Erin storyline, just trying to turn them into Jim and Pam Mark II. Hopefully this was only a minor blip and the show will continue to be strong but if Nellie continues to be a prominent character I really doubt it.


  • #105
    FreudianSlippers
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    Very poor episode. Not a single laugh in it TBH... time to get rid of Robert and Nellie IMO.


  • #106
    Genesis Better Saliva
    Posts: 0 ✭ Genesis Better Saliva


    I love the fact that Creed Bratton plays a fictional version of himself.


  • #107
    phasers
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    Erin is so bleedin annoying! She's not cute or endearing, she's just a total moron. If anything she seems like she might have a mild learning disability.

    I can't believe they brought back Catherine Tate, she has actually overtaken Robert California in the awful character stakes.


  • #108
    Mezcita
    Registered Users Posts: 2,328 ✭✭✭Mezcita


    phasers wrote: »
    Erin is so bleedin annoying! She's not cute or endearing, she's just a total moron. If anything she seems like she might have a mild learning disability.

    She's hot.


  • #109
    pickarooney
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    Rubbish episode. I sort of like Robert California in small doses but Nellie is just stupid. How many times are they going to recycle the gag where she pretends some nonsense is 'a thing' in British English and then reveals it's not actually a thing at all?


  • #110
    stealinhorses
    Registered Users Posts: 774 ✭✭✭stealinhorses


    After the Florida storyline some hope was restored in this show, but the last episode was so bad it was cringeworthy.

    A good way to see how bad it's gotten is to compare the feeling when Jim finally told Pam he loves her, as opposed to Andy telling Erin.

    Just don't care about the characters at all now.


  • #111
    pickarooney
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 35,063 Mod ✭✭✭✭pickarooney


    stealinhorses wrote: »
    A good way to see how bad it's gotten is to compare the feeling when Jim finally told Pam he loves her, as opposed to Andy telling Erin.

    Personally I felt 'that's this show done for' at the former and precisely nothing at the latter.


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  • #112
    Boom_Bap
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    Andy shaving in the ocean was brilliant I thought, along with his little monologue. "Little did I know Talhassee was 200 miles inland".

    But Nellie annoys the hell out of me, along with Robert California. Gabe needs more screentime alnog with Creed.

    But I have to admit, the show is getting a bit stale now.


  • #113
    phasers
    Registered Users Posts: 18,159 ✭✭✭✭phasers


    Last week's episode was god awful. who has decided to make Catherine Tate a recurring character? That along with the boring Andy and Erin rubbish is destroying what little humour the show had left.


  • #114
    FreudianSlippers
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    This week's episode was... just odd. It didn't even feel like The Office. Then Andy grew some balls and the rest of the episode was pretty good. They're insane to get rid of Andy if that's what is happening!


  • #115
    Genesis Better Saliva
    Posts: 0 ✭ Genesis Better Saliva


    The only moment I laughed in that whole episode is when Daryl commented on Andy not like that wall.


  • #116
    iainconlon12
    Registered Users Posts: 278 ✭✭iainconlon12


    No idea what they're trying to do with the show but it's just not funny anymore.


  • #117
    stealinhorses
    Registered Users Posts: 774 ✭✭✭stealinhorses


    That episode was the nail in this show's coffin. Retreating to really bad penis jokes is as bad as it gets.


  • #118
    phasers
    Registered Users Posts: 18,159 ✭✭✭✭phasers


    So is Andy gone now? and they're sticking with Catherine Tate?


  • #119
    Genesis Better Saliva
    Posts: 0 ✭ Genesis Better Saliva


    Well, according to sidereel.com, who I find pretty excellent for TV show news, various stars are leaving such as Ed Helms, Paul Lieberstein, and Mindy Kaling. So it looks like Andy might just be gone.


  • #120
    Thargor
    Registered Users Posts: 17,863 ✭✭✭✭Thargor


    Abysmal alright, reminds me of the Simpson's the way the genius comedy moments just died off but instead of getting canceled they just kept churning out blandness every week.


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  • #121
    Kiwi_knock
    Registered Users Posts: 7,462 ✭✭✭Kiwi_knock


    I think it is best for everyone that they just cancel the show. It is not even funny anymore, it is even a little bit sad to watch because of how far the show has fallen.


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